Months after a devastating wildfire in Lytton, B.C., special contractors have finally moved in to start the long-awaited clean-up process. But many residents say they re still not sure when they can rebuild and reclaim their homes.
The Interior Nations certainly have a long history of trying to meet and work out an equitable agreement with Canada, as illustrated in their prominent efforts to meet with government and to work on a resolution as the Memorial laid out to Sir Wilfrid Laurier and presented to him in Kamloops in 1910. Ken Favrholdt is a freelance writer, historical geographer and former curator/archivist of the Kamloops Museum and Archives and museum co-ordinator of the Secwépemc Museum and Heritage Park.